Daughter suspected Asd

Hi everyone im new here, mum to three girls.my youngest has been refered for asd, dont no where to start my daughter is 6 years old she will not poop on the toilet she will only use a pullup and stand up to poop sometimes takein hours, she hits herself untill her nose bleeds she has meltdowns over clothes,she will not wear socks/tights dreadin the start back to school in september as mornin meltdowns over gettin socks on is a nightmare to the point she makes herself sick, brushing teeth also makes her sick, bedtimes are just as bad she wakes 4/5 times per night wanting to get up to play downstairs, she uses a ipad and watches videos on repeat mostly about dinosaurs.she will only eat chicken nuggets with batteted taken off pizza with toppins takein off dry cereals and dry bread and crisps.really dont no what to do as 12/18 months waiting list to be seen. Thats just a few things to list. Im goin back to our own gp friday but i cant see whay more can be done now the referal has been done i dont no what else to do . 

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  • I'm not a parent but I did have some of the same issues when I was a little girl. Have you tried turning her socks and tights inside out? Lots of autistic people find the toe seams really uncomfortable so perhaps that would help.

    Another thing is, with brushing teeth- is she using minty toothpaste, or a children's different-flavoured one? Mint can seem really strong to some of us and even as an adult I have to use one specific brand of toothpaste because everything else is too minty. You may find that she needs a totally flavourless one if even the non-minty ones don't work for her- they do exist, and they're designed with autistic people in mind. Alternatively maybe different types of toothbrush are worth a try.

  • Hiya thanks for your reply, tryed turning them inside out she still cant stand the feel of them tryed seamless socks n pants still no, ive bought a tooth brush that is soft and rounded shape not as bad as the others we tryed but still a full on meltdown n sick usein it , tryed many toothpastes aswell, thankyou

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